The Journal of Korean Religions is the only English-language academic journal dedicated to the study of Korean religions. It aims to stimulate interest in and research on Korean religions across a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Launched in 2010 by the Institute for the Study of Religion at Sogang University in Korea, it is peer-reviewed and published twice yearly, in April and October.

Only available electronically from 2021 forward.

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Sponsor: Institute for the Study of Religion, Sogang University

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2010 to present

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• Recent Articles

• The Problem with Shamanism: Religion, Ontology, and Ethical Authority in South Korea
  Posted on Tuesday May 12, 2026

  Forgotten Memories: Lives of the Tatar Muslim Community in Korea, 1920–1945
  Posted on Tuesday May 12, 2026

  "The Poverty of God": The Source of Cardinal Kim Su-hwan's Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry
  Posted on Tuesday May 12, 2026

  Navigating human moral frailty: An interview with Professor Donald Baker on his academic journey and retirement
  Posted on Tuesday May 12, 2026

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• Author Guidelines

• JKR invites contributions from senior and junior scholars researching on any aspects of Korean religions from a wide range of perspectives, including religion, philosophy, theology, literature, folklore, art, anthropology, history, sociology, political science, and cultural studies. Articles submitted for consideration should be under 10,000 words in length (including footnotes: bibliographies and appendices are additional) and should not have appeared elsewhere or be under review for publication elsewhere. JKR also welcomes book reviews (up to 1,000 words) and review articles (up to 3,000 words).

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• Editorial Board

• Editors

  So-Yi CHUNG, Sogang University, Korea

  Don BAKER, University of British Columbia, Canada

  Associate Editors

  Bernard SENÉCAL, Sogang University, Korea

  Soyi CHUNG, Sogang University, Korea

  Managing Editor

  Matty WEGEHAUPT, Lawrence University, USA

  Copy Editor

  Daniel C. KANE, University of Hawaii, USA

  Advisory Board

  Robert E. BUSWELL, Jr., University of California, Los Angeles, USA

  Kwang CHO, Korea University, Korea

  Martina DEUCHLER, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

  James H. GRAYSON, University of Sheffield, UK

  Hee-Sung KEEL, Sogang University, Korea

  Laurel KENDALL, American Museum of Natural History, USA

  Kwang-Ok KIM, Seoul National University, Korea

  Kang-nam OH, University of Regina, Canada

  Young Chan RO, George Mason University, USA

  Editorial Board

  Yannick BRUNETON, Université Paris 7, France

  Antonetta L. BRUNO, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

  Evelyne CHEREL-RIQUIER, Université de la Rochelle, France

  Eunsu CHO, Seoul National University, Korea

  Hyaeweol CHOI, Australian National University, Australia

  John DUNCAN, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

  Antonio EGIGUREN, Verbiest Institute, K.U. Leuven, Belgium

  John GOULDE, Sweet Briar College, USA

  Nam-lin HUR, University of British Columbia, Canada

  Andrew E. KIM, Korea University, Korea

  Chongsuh KIM, Seoul National University, Korea

  Kirsteen KIM, Leeds Trinity University, UK

  Yunseong KIM, Hanshin University, Korea

  Heonik KWON, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK

  Timothy LEE, Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, USA

  Nathalie LUCA, CNRS, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, France

  Richard MCBRIDE, Brigham Young University – Hawaii, USA

  Izumi NIWA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan

  Sung-Deuk OAK, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

  Peter Y. PAIK, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

  Jin Y. PARK, American University, USA

  Kwangsoo PARK, Wonkwang University, Korea

  Michael J. PETTID, Binghamton University, USA

  Jörg PLASSEN, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

• Indexes

• Articles appearing in the Journal of Korean Religions are indexed and/or abstracted in:

  SCOPUS

  ATLA Religion Database

  (IBZ) International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences

  (IBR) International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences

  • EBSCOhost–
    ATLA Religion Database (American Theological Library Association), 2010-2017
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  • Gale–
    Religion and Philosophy Collection, 04/2015 –
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  • Clarivate Analytics–
    Arts & Humanities Citation Index
    Current Contents
    Web of Science
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